WEEK SIX: MINGLE

[retellers]

WEEK SIX: MINGLE (25 remain) Rise and shine, gremlins. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and it's the start of a new week. To the participants, yesterday's events may seem distant now—albeit not as distant as their life before this. Whether or not they notice, they will have lost a memory upon waking up. The barrier to the north is down, and beyond the bridge lies new areas to explore. Strangely, what was there last week seems to have been replaced overnight. That's not the only thing that's different, either. The participants will find that their lodgings have changed. Finally, should anyone check their PHS, Elsa, Yona, Shigeo, and Fiora's profiles have been removed. Three Leaders can be found around the area, open (?) to approach. If participants want to speak to them more privately, or to an absent Leader, it looks like they'll have to go through another channel. Furthermore, it looks as though the rules have updated. Once again, participants may find that they have difficulty recalling complete details of the past weeks. Also, anyone who had been poisoned during trial will still be feeling sick! Haha! Finally, participants will find that they are now sporting a new injury. This injury is one that they received in their past, whether they remember it or not. No matter how fatal the injury is, participants won't die from it, and the pain they feel will be dulled down. However, if another participant touches someone's injury effect, even if it's covered, then they will both be hit with whatever pain that was felt when the injury was first inflicted. This pain will last ten seconds. The injury can also be as minor or major as desired.

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[robopriest]

A: FOREST

[Hansa is hanging in the forest! It might actually be hard to see him, though, since he's not leaning against a tree or anything. In fact...he's up a tree, just sitting. If you spot him, you already might notice something off with him - he doesn't have his eyepatch on. The eye(!) glitters in the light and swivels around, for it is, in fact, a crystal inlaid in a cybernetic eye.]

[If he notices someone approach, though, he'll tense up, frowning down at them. He won't say a word at first, though - he just stares for a very long time. If nothing happens, he'll just say, gruffly:]

...What do you want?

B: FAIR STALLS

[Later, Hansa, with his cool cyborg eye and all, can be found just sitting in one of the stalls, just...completely going ham on these corn dogs. Wow. Some cotton candy too! Please make him stop, isn't he going to get sick from all of this...?]

[But once again, if someone approaches, he'll tense, grabbing some of this fair food and just. Moving away before he continues to chomp down on it. Weird.]

a!

[arkitect]

I would like for you to come down, for one thing.

[he's not climbing up there to go check on you?

the furrow of his brow isn't visible behind his mask, but the frown is. there also seems to be a faint blue glow showing through his clothes, somewhere around the midsection? huh.]

[robopriest]

[Hansa swings his legs over the branch, but doesn't go down just yet. He glances at the glow in the other's torso, and gestures at him.]

...Why are you glowing?

[arkitect]

...I do not know.

[also it sure is lucky that he's a resilient person AND the pain is dulled down, because it looks like the fabric around the glowy area is kind of damp. but then he's wearing black, so what that actually is will be A Mystery.

he glances down to it, then shakes his head.]

I suppose where exactly it came from is of less import than it being here now.

[robopriest]

...!

[He suddenly jumps down without any warning right smack dab in front of Emet, his look alarmed.]

It is...it isn't the same one...is it?

[He reaches his hands out as if to grab hold of him- and then draws them back and glances down at the ground, a little self-conscious.]

[arkitect]

--the same one as what, exactly?

[he doesn't flinch or step back when hansa jumps down, somewhat confused at the sudden alarm, but when he draws his hands back like that-- hm.

that certainly doesn't seem quite right. he just exhales a breath and reaches out to take hold of one of hansa's wrists, loosely.]

[robopriest]

...!

[The grip to his wrist surprises him, and the words even more so- he cringes, slightly, his eyes not meeting Emet's gaze. He gives the appearance of a skittish animal that's been cornered.]

[H̵e̴'̵d̶ ̷g̸o̶n̸e̵ ̵a̴n̷d̷ ̶m̶a̸d̵e̶ ̶t̷r̸o̸u̸b̴l̴e̷ ̷f̷o̴r̶ ̶M̶r̷.̷ ̶D̴i̷l̷o̸.̷ ̶H̶a̶n̶s̷a̶ ̶f̶e̸l̷t̵ ̵d̷e̸s̶p̷o̴n̸d̷e̴n̸t̷ ̵a̸t̴ ̴t̸h̷e̸ ̶t̸h̴o̷u̵g̴h̷t̶.̸.̴.̴.̵]

[He looks away, but he doesn't pull away, either. His voice is quiet.]

...I'm sorry. I just...overreacted. [All his emotions feel so much more raw, unrestrained, just like the rest of him.] You should have that looked at. Please.

[arkitect]

...Hansa. I am not scolding you.

[a little softer in tone, there. he doesn't let go, but the hold is loose enough that hansa can pull away if he decides to.]

It will be all right-- it does not pain me. Only creates something of a mess.

[robopriest]

...I know you aren't.

[That's just logical. But its like every inch of him is tense, ready to go off like a firecracker. But this is Emet-Selch, right? He can relax. He isn't going to be harmed. Nobody is going to point fingers at him and call him a monster, or anything like that.]

[He sighs, finally turning his head to meet the other's gaze.]

It doesn't hurt? [How strange.] But...all that blood...

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[chanteuser]

Just wondering what you're doing up there?

[ ... with your shoujo eye fully out there on display. hello? she's not about to climb up after him, she'd probably fall and break something. ]

[robopriest]

...

[His tension definitely eases a bit when he sees her, but he's still just. Definitely sitting up there.]

[He huffs, shaking his head.]

I just like it up here.

[chanteuser]

[ he sure is just sitting up there, huh. ]

You're not interested in checking out the new location?

[robopriest]

...

What's the new location?

[chanteuser]

[ she smiles. ]

A beach.

There's a pier too, with fair ground stalls and a ferris wheel? And more but I've only taken a quick glance so far.

[robopriest]

[He narrows his eyes.]

Is there food?

[#priorities]

[chanteuser]

It definitely smelled like there was?

[ priorities indeed. ]

Monday, A

[antaressnipe]

[...

He's a llama, my dude, he can't say shit.

But this llama is rather big? And has a bunch of baskets laid over his middle, though the belt is loose so they shake a bit all over. Regardless, there are distressed llama noises coming from it as it approaches the tree Hansa is at]

[robopriest]

[Marie, I want you to know that if Hansa was hungry at this very moment, he would've tried fighting this random animal walking up to him to make it his meal. I'm serious.]

[Luckily, he is NOT hungry, so he's just staring down, confused at the random llama making noises at him.]

...What? I don't have any food for you.

[antaressnipe]

[MISSED OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOTH OF US, A SHAME.

And this llama isn't going to leave Hansa alone, it seems. It will circle around the base of the tree before it --

makes an attempt to fuckin climb, lifting up and placing its front hooves as high as it can

but guess what, llama cannot climb, it can't get any farther.

more sad llama noiseeeeeees]

[robopriest]

You can't climb the tree...come on. Idiot.

[Someone sure sounds like a moody teen more than anything.]

...Do you want me to find you food, or something? You'd better not spit in my face if I get down there.

[antaressnipe]

[Well

that was a little uncalled for

but clearly hansa is not having a great time this week and it's why there's no hard feelings. llama jesus forgives you for your sins.

Also the llama... shakes its head. No, it doesn't need food right now, just for you to get your moody ass down here.]

[robopriest]

...

[It's...shaking its head. Wow. Smart llama.]

[Hansa heaves a sigh. THIS IS A DOG EAT DOG WORLD, LLAMA!! EVERYONE FOR THEMSELVES!!!! But fine, he'll be nice.]

[He shifts on the branch, swinging his legs over, before he just jumps down onto the ground, turning to face this weird llama who won't leave him alone.]

What?

[antaressnipe]

[... Honestly, that's a good question.

Hansa is different in a way the llama wasn't anticipating, and it's about now it realizes that approaching him might lead to a very bad result. So...

It's going to bob its head a little, shuffle around to see if Hansa is injured anywhere? Perhaps keep its head down to look less threatening as it tries to get closer?

I mean, it's a llama. Chances are Hansa is not impressed regardless]

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[cuedoves]

Uh... nothing? I was just taking a walk.

[ squinting at hansa.... zuko himself looks like he was recently caught in an explosion or something ]

Are you just hanging out?

[ in a tree??? ]

[robopriest]

...

[He's silent for a long moment, before:]

Yes.

[...And that's it. He's just squinting down at Zuko. Very talkative today, it seems!]